Dexter, KS 67038 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Dexter, KS, ZIP 67038
Around 04/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 231 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 189 frost-free days later.
Dexter sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Dexter has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/16 isn't a guarantee
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dexter compares
About 189 days separate Dexter's last and first frost, putting it 21,737 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 341 of 745.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Dexter's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Dexter can differ from the 67038 normal.